In the last passages of Have Black Lives Ever Mattered by Mumia Abu-Jamal we dive into the the next steps needed to be taken to abolish police terrorism, mass incarceration, and racial injustice in the United States of America.

On this episode of The Social Construct of Leslie we dive into the multiple protests that took place in the month of June 2020 after the murder of George Floyd and the May 30th uprising in Rockford, Illinois.

In this episode we tackle the subjects of movement building, the history of American policing, and the dangers of activism while reading Have Black Lives Ever Mattered by Mumia Abu-Jamal.

We discuss the school to prison pipeline, the MOVE organization in Philadelphia, and the damage of black trauma in the community.

In this episode we read about the confederate flag and discuss its symbolism also we cover Tamir Rice and articulate the similarities between that case and the murder of Logan Bell.

On this episode we discuss the murder of Eric Garner, the assassination of Fred Hampton, and movement building around the struggle for black lives.

On this episode of Social Construct of Leslie we dive into the protest that took place on June 7th and June 8th, 2020 in Rockford, Illinois. Leslie speaks on the rally at Haskell Park and the die-in that took place at E. State and Winnebago.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we continue to dive into the murder of Michael Brown, the execution of Troy Davis, and the difference between just and unjust laws.

Rockford Reading Daily 011 picks up speaking about the struggle in Ferguson , Missouri after the murder of Michael Brown by a police officer.

Rockford Reading Daily 010 has us discussing the murder Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.